Personal File · AirmanMissing in ActionPassed 13 Nov 1943
Benjamin O. Byers.
Co-Pilot · 329th Squadron · Of IL.
The man.
§ Biography
Flight Officer Benjamin O. Byers served as co-pilot aboard B-24D 42-41004 in the 329th Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was reported missing in action on November 13, 1943 during the bombing mission to Bremen, Germany. He is among the ten crew members listed on MACR 2182, compiled on January 2, 1944. The cause of the aircraft's loss was listed as unknown.
His serial number is recorded as T-190737 in one source and T-190757 in another. No additional details about his fate were recorded in the MACR beyond his listing as missing in action.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Flight Officer
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
T-190737
Hometown
IL
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · newest first
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 130
13 Nov 1943
Bremen
“The Urgin Virgin”
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Cambridge American Cemetery